Monthly Archives: July 2016

A National Security Bill, which will come into force on Monday, will give powers to a council, the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak heads that are similar to the ones that were used by the late president Suharto of Indonesia and the Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. It is said that Mr Najib is determined to gain sweeping dictatorial powers as part …

By Chen Guojun Last January, Mindef invested S$50.26 million in a United States Real Estate Investment Trust exchange-traded fund (US REIT ETF) without proper approval by the SAVER-Premium Fund’s Board of Trustees. The ministry only sought approval from the then Director of Defence Finance. These thoughts must have entered your mind at some point. “So Mindef is now an investment …

Singapore Democratic Party in its latest statement states that the AGO report for FY2015/2016 blows a gaping hole in the People’s Action Party (PAP)’s rhetoric that it runs a competent and efficient government. SDP pointed out that it is shocking how accounts of lapses and neglect in public spending by government ministries and departments have been documented in the Auditor-General’s …

By SingSaver.com.sg We hate to take away from the fun of home renovations, but it’s important to be practical about this major undertaking. Home renovations are famous for two things: busting the budget, and bringing burning disappointment. Reality TV and it’s “instant makeover” shows have a lot to answer for. In truth, home renovations can be a minefield of unnecessary costs, and …

National Development Minister, Lawrence Wong has said that the government will issue new mandatory requirements on barrier-free accessibility upgrades to existing buildings, starting next year, in order to accommodate wheelchair users and others with disabilities. This was said on Tuesday (July 26) at the launch of the Singapore Universal Design Week 2016. Mr Wong said that when undergo addition and …

A 33-year old man has been arrested by the police for lodging a false report claiming he was robbed. In a news release today, Singapore Police Force (SPF) said a man had filed a report at Serangoon Neighbourhood Police Centre at 11.47 PM on Monday (25 July 2016). In his report, he claimed that he had been assaulted and robbed by …

By Ian Chong So several days have gone by since the little storm in a teacup that involved Calvin Cheng trying to threaten my employment, in part through an attempt to muster online support for his effort. I am happy to report that I am quite well. I owe this less to anything I did on my part and more …

The National University of Singapore (NUS) released a statement on 26 July which said that the university will take a strong disciplinary action in the feedback on instances of offensive and completely inappropriate activities. The New Paper (TNP) had released an article on the NUS’s orientation camps on 26 July and reported that there were some complaints from the students about the …

A 36-year-old man was arrested on Monday (25 July) due to his alleged involvement in a scam which he impersonated as a police officer to cheat another of confidential banking details and transferred money from the bank account to his own. Singapore Police Force (SPF) shared on its Facebook Page that they received a report from a bank saying that a …

The Ministry of Manpower announced on 26 July 2016 that the qualifying salary for Employment Pass (EP) will be raised from $3,000 to $3,600 starting from 1 January 2017. The ministry said that he aim for the raise is to keep pace with rising local wages, maintain the quality of the foreign workforce, and enhance the complimentary to the local …

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